Our new Yogi - Kedar Nath

Ok - that's not John and it's certainly not me but it is a picture from the website of our new Yoga instructor (I don't think it's our instructor either but who knows?).

John arranged for our first Yoga class this morning at 6am in our living room. It was completely different from my previous experiences with Yoga. This was gentle, peaceful, calming and NOT painful at any time. It's very possible that I've always signed up for Yoga classes that were too advanced for me - explaining my burn out in past Yoga instructions. Maybe I'm not great at focusing in a group situation either (stop laughing), which would attribute to me not finding yoga "calming". He eased us into things slowly (good thing at 6 in the morning) and focused strictly on stretching and breathing. A great way to start the morning. His intentions are to "move us along" as we gain flexibility and learn poses but I think it will be slow paced and gentle. No violent twisting , no pushing the limits, no arms shaking as I try to hold some painful pose that I'm not even sure how I got into (while also holding my breath!). I admit I've never been a good yoga student but I'm hoping this yoga will actually improve my longtime limited flexibility issues as well as place me in a gentle and calm place to start the day. (At least until Owen wakes up!)